I love celebrating Halloween with my family, but I must admit I feel like I’m holding my breath all evening. Like many Tucson neighborhoods, ours has few street lights and on Oct. 31, kids are EVERYWHERE, often in dark costumes, often zigzagging across the roads to trick or treat. It’s a safety nightmare! Did you know that children are more…

Have you picked up your child’s school backpack recently? Does it feel like a ton of bricks rather than school supplies for a day? Is your child’s backpack doing more harm than help to their joints, muscles and posture? Let’s talk backpack safety! The start of the school year is the perfect time to start good backpack safety habits to…

There is nothing more beautiful than a sleeping baby, especially for parents who are often overtired themselves. Our experts share the following simple tips so you can create a safe sleeping environment for your baby: Help Your Baby Sleep Safely Lay your baby on his or her back to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). If you’re worried about keeping…

Whether you’re 5 or 15, going for surgery can be scary. Taking a pre-surgery tour beforehand can make a surgery less frightening for your child. If your child has a scheduled surgery you can request a tour from one of our certified child life specialists. A child life specialist helps children and families understand what to expect before, during and…

Hot summer days across the country have contributed to more than 16 child deaths so far this year from heatstroke when children were alone in vehicles. Safe Kids Pima County reminds caregivers to never leave children alone in cars, and if you see a child alone in a car, call 911 first and then act to get the child out of the…

It’s time to hoist the flag and celebrate our independence from the British Empire and the birth of a nation. And what would Independence Day be without fireworks? But before you break out the sparklers and the Roman Candles here are some important considerations to make sure you keep it safe for everyone in your family. They’re spectacular, but fireworks are…

The best gifts often have little to do with money, and a lot more to do with thought and time. This Father’s Day, as a gift to all the expectant fathers and new dads joining the rank of parent-dom, we asked some of our favorite dads to share tips as well as what they wished they’d known before they had…

We stand with the American Academy of Pediatrics and their 66,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical sub-specialists and pediatric surgical specialists in opposition to the Senate Health Care Bill. Join us, act now to #SaveAZHealthCare American Academy of Pediatrics Statement Opposing Senate Health Care Bill “The bill fails children by dismantling the Medicaid program, capping its funding, ending its expansion…

Temperatures are soaring here in the Old Pueblo and while our little Tucsonans can be tough tykes, they’re still susceptible to extreme heat and succumbing to heatstroke, more so than most adults. Why are kids more susceptible to heat? Children’s smaller mass to surface area ratio children can lose fluid more quickly than adults and become dehydrated. Children also have a…

As a parent or guardian you are a critical part of the speech therapy team, along with your child, the speech language pathologist, your child’s pediatrician and teachers. And if your child is in speech therapy you’ve probably been assigned daily tasks to do at home to reinforce the speech therapy sessions. These home tasks are a critical part of…